as in to measure (out)
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Recent Examples of dish out
And Williams responded by scoring 21 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out five assists in the Lynx’s 81-75 win.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Listeners are encouraged to call into the show’s hotline, while Berner and Bishop dish out their best advice pertaining to all things relationships, life, social media and work.
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Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Russian ref Valentin Ivanov dished out four red cards and 16 yellows during Portugal’s 1-0 last-16 victory over the Netherlands in 2006.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Paige Bueckers, who also played 38 minutes, scored 20 points, dished out six assists and came up with two blocks.
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Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Listeners are encouraged to call into the show’s hotline, while Berner and Bishop dish out their best advice pertaining to all things relationships, life, social media and work.
—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Russian ref Valentin Ivanov dished out four red cards and 16 yellows during Portugal’s 1-0 last-16 victory over the Netherlands in 2006.
—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Paige Bueckers, who also played 38 minutes, scored 20 points, dished out six assists and came up with two blocks.
—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
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The rest of the water was handed out throughout the neighborhood at eight different stops.
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As a result, teams across the league have become more wary about handing out big-money, long-term deals in free agency, as one mistake has the potential to cripple a franchise.
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For someone trying to pull that off on a Tuesday night, having the ingredients already portioned and waiting in the freezer is the difference between cooking and ordering takeout.
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Batch-Prep Protein Snacks on Sunday Pre-portioning snacks over the weekend ensures high-protein fuel is always within reach during hectic workdays.
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The private pool is perfectly proportioned and shaded terraces invite afternoon snoozes or sunset spritzes.
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This can not only help your room feel properly proportioned but can also enable easy flow throughout the space.
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Cutright, who was not charged with murder, split from Devastating Pyrotechnics to form Blackstar Fireworks on the property in 2023.
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But the mom’s parting gift, a diary, provides opaque glimpses into her life with Alfonso in the mid-1980s.
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The body of her bouffant hair was parted over the left side of her head, with pieces tickling the top of her forehead.
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In declining the option, the Hawks now have access to all of the $15 million allotted to their nontaxpayer midlevel exception.
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This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here.
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Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down.
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The budget earmarks most grant money for a new purpose and caps how much NC IOLTA can dole out each year based on when the funds were collected.
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dish%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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